Malaysia legislation
Section 7
Section 7
The Rural Administration Ordinance is hereby amended: -
(1)
in subsection (1) of section 40, by substituting the words "Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Community Services (hereinafter referred to as the "Permanent
Secretary")" for the words "District Officer" in line 5;
(2)
in paragraph (e) of section 42, by deleting the semi-colon appearing immediately after the words "District Officer" in line 2 and inserting immediately therein the words "or the Local Authority" and a semi-colon;
(3)
in subsection (2) of section 43, by substituting the words "a Magistrate" for the words "the District Officer" in line 4;
(4)
in section 53 –
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(a)
by substituting the words "the Permanent Secretary" for the words "a
District Officer" in line 2 and the words "Permanent Secretary" for the words "District Officer" in lines 5 and 9 respectively of subsection (1);
(b)
by substituting the words "the Permanent Secretary" for the words "a
District Officer" in line 1 of subsection (2);
(5)
in section 54, by inserting the words "or the Local Authority" immediately after the words "District Officer" in line 1; and
(6)
in section 55, by inserting the words "or the Local Authority" immediately after the words "District Officer" whenever they occur therein.
Amendment of No. 15 of 1956.